Early-demographic dividend vs Samoa: Literacy rate, adult male

Early-demographic dividend
87.0%
in 2024
Samoa
98.3%
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Samoa rank
22nd

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Samoa
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 98.3% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 69.0% 98.4% 29.5% Samoa
2010s 84.5% 99.1% 14.6% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Early-demographic dividend or Samoa?
Samoa, at 98.3% against 87.0% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Early-demographic dividend and Samoa?
11.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Samoa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Samoa rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Samoa ranks 22nd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.